Chapter Fifteen: Chao Shijiu Looks Down on Me

  "I was so clever and wise at nineteen, but I never thought that in the end I would be played with by others." Mao Jin said tightly grasping the note.

  "I think this person is probably that vengeful spirit's ghostly object, and it should be the last time I ruined his plan, this time he came to my doorstep."

  "How can you be sure it's him?" I was dazed by such a scene.

  "It's written on the paper, saying I'm courting disaster and got fooled by him. This is a naked mockery of me." Mao Jinjiu slammed his fist heavily on the table.

  "He deliberately released the ghost corpse, and after the ghost corpse came out, it hid in the Buddha's tomb. At the same time, he controlled the old man, killed Zhang Dao Mei, and let the old man inform us. He also intentionally exposed the ghost corpse's aura to me, letting me track down the ghost corpse, and even killed him by mistake. On the other hand, he gave the note to Zhang Xin Yu, playing a trick on us."

  After Mao Shi's words, I suddenly realized.

  "Is the person who lowered his head in front of the ghost and this ghost thing the same person?"

  "I don't know about this, at first I thought it was the same person, but the art of head-hanging is a heretical practice that originated from Thailand, and the ghost corpse was cursed with the blood curse of the head-hanging technique. The practitioner used their own vital energy as a price to curse the ghost corpse in its lifetime, only then would it become a source of plague. If this thing was done by that ghost creature, then it must not be the same person. Ghosts cannot practice the art of head-hanging, only humans can, ghosts don't have any vital energy to offer as sacrifice."

  I suddenly understood that the ghost might be targeting us.

  With a "clunk", my golden basin accidentally fell out of my bosom. The sound was ear-piercing, and it made both of them cover their ears.

  "You little scamp, you've still got a treasure hidden away! Isn't this golden gourd the one that was buried with Buddha? You managed to steal it out, I must say I admire you." Mao Shi Jiu rubbed his hands together and chuckled, completely free of the frustration he had just felt, instead looking at the golden gourd with a face full of wonder.

  "Don't even think about it, this is mine." I picked up the golden gourd from the ground at the fastest speed.

  "I don't want yours, I'll just take a look." Mao Shi Jiu stretched out one hand.

  "You have to return it to me after you take a look, this is my life-saving treasure in the future." I said, turning my face and staring at Mao Shi Jiu.

  "Nonsense." Mao Jin Yu snatched the golden ladle away.

  Ma Shi Jiu turned the golden ladle over and over, looking at it repeatedly. Afterwards, he fixed his gaze on the ladle's bowl, sniffing it carefully.

  "What's this smell, how come there's a stench?" Mao Shi Jiu asked while carefully sniffing.

  I couldn't help but burst out laughing at Mao Shi Jiu's expression.

  Zhang Xinyu looked at me and burst out laughing, also snatching the golden gourd and taking a sniff.

  "Seriously, it smells like pee."

  I watched Zhang Xinyu go up and smell it, I couldn't help but laugh even harder, almost rolling on the ground.

  "You didn't pee in there, did you?" Mao Shi Jiu looked at me with a bewildered expression.

  I covered my mouth and nodded.

  "Didn't you tell me that? Urine of a virgin is useful against ghost corpses." I said to him with a smile.

  Only saw Mao Shi and Zhang Xinyu both had a black face, Zhang Xinyu directly threw the golden ladle over.

  "Wait, don't throw." Mao Shi Jiu stopped him.

  But the golden basin had already flown out, and I cleverly dodged it. The golden basin made a "duang" sound as it heavily fell to the ground.

  "My goodness, grandma! Can't just throw this treasure away like that." Mao Shi Jiu quickly picked it up and wiped it clean with his sleeve corner, treating it with great care.

  "Look at the six sides of this bowl, each with a small word, namely Om Mani Padme Hum. In Buddhism, this is called the Six-Word Great Bright Mantra, which originated from Sanskrit. This is the blessing of the Bodhisattva, which can suppress ghosts and goblins from all directions and help the spirits ascend to heaven. Although the power of this bowl is not very high, ordinary evil spirits cannot get close to it. You don't want it, I do." After saying that, Mao Shi Jiu was about to put it into his own pocket.

  "You shameless Taoist priest, it's clearly mine, who said I didn't want it?" He took two steps forward and then rushed back.

  Cao didn't make a grab for it either. Instead, he asked us with a serious face.

  "What did you come to me for? I knew it, you would come sooner or later."

  "One of my friends and her brother have gone missing together, we suspect it's related to the ghost hiding in our school. So please go take a look, hoping you can rescue them." I sincerely asked Mao Shi Jiu.

  "Oh? It wasn't that thing after all." Mao thought for a moment and nodded his head.

  "What's wrong?"

  "It's nothing, you'll find out sooner or later." Mao Shi Jiu smiled awkwardly.

  "What's in it for me if I help you?" Ma Shi Jiu twirled his mustache.

  "What benefits do you want?" I asked him directly.

  "What benefits can you poor kids bring me?" Mao Shi Jiu sneered.

  I thought about it and indeed I didn't have anything that could be given to him, but thinking of Lin Mo still being in a desperate situation, his face turned pale.

  "I don't have anything to give you." I said softly with my head down.

  "But if you can help us, I'm willing to be your servant." I said hastily.

  "Just wait for this sentence, no need to be a cow or horse for me, just do one thing is fine." Mao Shi Jiu looked at me from head to toe again, just like the first time we met.

  My eyes were wide open, eagerly waiting for him to make his request.

  "You be my apprentice, and I'll help you." Mao Shi Jiu waited for a moment before speaking, looking at me with an expectant face.

  I was shocked, I am a medical student, how can I become an apprentice to a Taoist priest? Am I going to become a quack and not be able to save lives everywhere? This is more painful than killing me! I sweated profusely, gritted my teeth, and finally managed to squeeze out two words.

  "Alright." Saying it out loud made him feel like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders.

  Although I haven't known Lin Mo for long, she is the only good friend I have in college and also the first person I like. No matter what, as long as I have it, I will give it up to go to her.

  "Haha, okay, I'll go with you guys this time. If there's a chance, I'll also go meet that ghost." Mao Shi Jiu seemed to be in high spirits.

  "Wait for me, I'll get ready and we'll set off immediately." Mao Shi Jiu strode away with a flourish of his sleeve.

  "Are we leaving now?" Zhang Xinyu and I asked in unison.

  "Yes, it's best at this time, when ghosts and monsters are most active." Ma Shi Jiu paused for a moment after hearing our question.

  Not long after, Mao Shi Jiu changed into casual clothes and came out, wearing a leather jacket with jeans. He also took a package.

  "Unexpectedly, Dao Zhang is so trendy." Zhang Xinyu made a surprised expression.

  "I'm poor, pshaw, what's poor? Your brother was originally a handsome and elegant young man back in the day." Mao Shi Jiu stroked his hair with both hands, admiring himself.

  I made a vomiting face, except for his suit which was still decent to look at, but his face couldn't compare to mine, and I was also indulging in my own narcissism.

  Zhang Xinyu probably saw through our expressions at the same time and turned around to leave.

  "Hey, wait for us! There are ghosts on this street."

  Before long, we drove back into town.

  "Director Li asked us to go back to the office first," Zhang Xinyu said after finishing the phone call.

  "I won't go, even if you kill me. I hate going to the police station the most." Mao Shi Jiu pouted like a stubborn child.

  "Director Li said there's a lead." Zhang Xinyu looked at me.

  "You must go, or I won't be your master anymore." I said fiercely, but in my heart I was overjoyed.

  The nineteen innocent eyes stared at me, looking at my hesitant face, and nodded silently.

  "You've arrived just in time. I've just received news that their disappearance is likely related to the underworld." Li Jian Tian looked at us and directly told us the information.

  "Some people have information that Lin Mo's brother, Lin Yu, recently offended the most powerful underworld organization in the city, the Taurus Group. Their boss is called Danyan, a notorious ruthless and cunning person. When he was young, he got into a dispute with someone at a food stall and killed five people, but walked away unscathed. Later, he followed Crocodile (his former boss), and it's said that he killed Crocodile and took his place, reaching his current position. Now, no one in the city dares to touch them, and our police department hasn't found enough evidence to punish them." Li Jian Tian shook his head, feeling a sense of difficulty.

  "Then it's certain, was it the Matador Group who kidnapped them?" I asked anxiously.

  "It's still uncertain, just that Lin Yu has offended them, as for whether she was kidnapped or not, we need to investigate further." Li Jian Tian spread his hands.

  I let out a disappointed sigh.

  "Since I've been kidnapped by gangsters, it's none of my business. I'm leaving, this place is unbearable." Mao Shi Jiu said suddenly.

  "Wait a minute, don't go yet, we haven't made up our minds yet, and we still need to invite you to the school for a look." Li Jian was naturally afraid that he would leave.

  "Let him go, I'll find it myself." I was already in a bad mood, and he still had to add that, so I said angrily.

  Cao Jing Yu saw that I was angry and feared that I wouldn't answer his question as a junior, so he immediately added: "I'm not leaving at all, dinner hasn't even been eaten yet, starving until now, don't think about making me leave."

  This Taoist is really shameless, just now he said he wanted to leave, but when asked to stay, he didn't want to go. Now that he's being told to leave, he wants to stay instead. He's even more unpredictable than a woman, Li Jian Tian and Zhang Xin Yu must be thinking this in their hearts.

  "What should we do now? Give me a clear answer." Zhang Xinyu asked, looking at the scene with some embarrassment.

  "Dao Chang, look at it now......" Li Jian Tian asked with a drawn-out tone.

  "Alright, alright, I'll go with you guys, let me see just how sinister this ghost is."

  They arrived at the Medical College, it was already past eleven o'clock, and all the students were asleep. Li Jian Tian notified Lin Mo's father, who was also the president of the Medical College, and obtained permission to enter the dissection building.

  Outside the warehouse, there is still a red wall outside.

  "Is this the Ghost Hideout?" Mao Jin'gu looked around.

  "Yes, it's inside the red wall."

  "Who told you to seal it with a red wall?" Mao Shi Jiu turned his head and asked Li Jian Tian in confusion.

  "It was the principal who invited Mr. Yin and Yang." Li Jian Tian replied truthfully.

  "What a taboo, what a taboo, it's simply a major faux pas."